Yes either of those look satisfying and the one on the strobist site is closer to what I made. Looking back, it may have been better if I had extended the sides of mine much the way the flickr post looks and the way the strobist did not remove the flaps on his. Perhaps not too great of an issue but I can see where contrast could be affected slightly if light from the flash were allowed to stray into the lens if some extensions and lens hood were not used.
Jonny are you still shooting with your K1000 only since school is out and the Nikon was school property?
Just remember, the tools can help only to a certain extent and it remains the tool user to produce the work. In the end, it does not matter what you use or how much you spend to take photographs as long as you love what you are doing and take interesting photographs. It is the carpenter that builds the house; the hammer is merely a tool. It is the sculptor that produces the art, not the chisel. It is the photographer that sets the scene; not the camera.


But Pentax is just kule!